reopen 397649
thanks
Could we have NTP by default?
> But it would be a problem for the minority who have no or only
> intermittent (e.g. dial-up) network access.
Why would it be a problem?

No network mean the "Network Time Protocol" won't work.

Intermittent network (e.g. dial-up) means that NTP goes for long
periods with no connection to the external time servers. The ntpd
daemon is (mostly) OK with that, but some auto-dialers may see it's
occasional polls as a reason to dial the ISP, which is probably not
what the user expected.

> I leave it to the PTBs to figure out whether there is a compromise
> position.
PTBs?

Powers That Be (From the US TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
Enjoy!
Rick